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M&S Percy Pig Sweets

In 1993 Percy Pigs sweets were launched. All the Percy sweets are made with fruit juice, and are free from artificial colours and flavourings. It took a long time to get him right, with M&S food developers trying lots of different versions before they found the right one. Over one billion Percy Pigs have now been sold and there is even a Percy Pig Appreciation page on Facebook with over 244,000 ‘Likes’. More than 10 million bags are sold in the UK every year, and there are now lots of different types of Percy to try; Veggie Percy for vegetarians, Reversy Percy, Percy Piglets, Percy and Pals and Percy's Pig Sty

 

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